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Definition: Meaning of, bay in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / beɪ /

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bay bays
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  1. sea a part of the sea that is partly enclosed by a curve in the land
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  2. keep/hold something at bay to prevent something dangerous or unpleasant from happening or from coming too close
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  3. area an area within a large room or just outside a building that is used for a particular purpose
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  4. for cargo the part of a ship or plane where things are stored
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  5. tree also bay tree a tree that has leaves which smell sweet and are often used in cooking
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  6. horse a horse that is a reddish brown colour
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
bay bayed bayed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
baying bays
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  1. if a dog bays, it makes a long high noise, especially when it is chasing something [=  howl]
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  2. to make strong demands to get answers to questions or force someone to give you something
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  1. a bay horse is reddish brown in colour
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bay used in phrases

  • Abukir Bay (noun)
    1. a bay on the Mediterranean Sea in northern Egypt
  • Baffin Bay (noun)
    1. via the Labrador Sea a body of water between Greenland and northeastern Canada; connected with the Arctic Ocean to the north and with the Atlantic Ocean to the south; icebound in winter
  • Bay Area
    1. the Bay Area the area of land around the San Francisco Bay in California, including cities such as San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, Palo Alto, and San José
  • Bay State (noun)
    1. a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
  • Bay Stater (noun)
    1. a native or resident of Massachusetts
  • Bay of Bengal (noun)
    1. an arm of the Indian Ocean to the east of India
  • Bay of Biscay
    1. the Bay of Biscay a large area of sea between the west coast of France and the north coast of Spain
  • Bay of Campeche (noun)
    1. a part of the Gulf of Mexico to the west of Yucatan
  • Bay of Fundy (noun)
    1. a bay of the North Atlantic between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia; noted for rapid tides as great as 70 feet
  • Bay of Naples (noun)
    1. an arm of the Tyrrhenian Sea at Naples
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